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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Rebel Wilson<\/strong><\/a> is opening up about her big break in Hollywood and how she actually lost money on the project, instead of getting rich as fans likely expected.<\/p>\n The 44-year-old actress previously revealed in her memoir \u201cRebel Rising\u201d that she was paid just $3,500 for her work in the movie Bridesmaids<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Rebel<\/strong> is now discussing how she ended up losing money because of the movie.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt was my first job in America,\u201d she told host Steven Bartlett<\/strong> on the Diary of a CEO<\/em> podcast this week. \u201cI mean, it was very lucky to get it\u2026 But to be paid that little. Basically, that $3,500 I then had to pay to the union to join the union. So I basically made no money. I lost money, because I had to pay to go to the premiere, like to buy my dress and everything. So, I lost money doing Bridesmaids<\/em>.\u201d <\/p>\n She added, \u201cThat was a really skint year where I was living on $60 a week in L.A. once I\u2019d paid my rent and my car hire.I wasn\u2019t partying or living this [movie star] life. It was basically having that focus, trying to write for myself, going to auditions.\u201d <\/p>\n Bridesmaids<\/em> led to other roles, which led to much bigger paydays<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI booked six movies off the back of [Bridesmaids], one of which was Pitch Perfect, which was kind of my real golden ticket,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n